This latest beta offers players new modes, maps and much more!
Fulqrum Publishing and Ukrainian studio Best Way are pleased to announce that the latest Beta weekend for anticipated RTS title Men of War II is now live, and is available through November 21st on Steam. This open beta is based on feedback from thousands of players from the previous public playtests, and offers fans a more polished experience including new match-making options, shorter loading times and various graphical improvements. Band together with thousands of players and join them on the front lines!
| The open beta includes two new, compelling single-player missions, delving into crucial moments of World War II for both American and German forces, alongside the Soviet mission from earlier betas making a comeback, allowing players to re-engage in the action. In “Convoy“, players join the Allied forces as US troops in Normandy, 1944, breaking through a German siege to bring a convoy of desperately needed supplies to allied defenders. In “Through the Snow“, players take on the role of a Wehrmacht battle group’s vanguard, capturing the high points over a crossroads to cut off Soviet forces from their retreat path. Also introduced in this open beta is “Officer” mode, a demanding PVE scenario where players must skillfully balance offensive and defensive tactics as they strive to protect an NPC officer for a set amount of time; if the enemy manages to eliminate him, it’s game over. This beta also introduces four new multiplayer maps, ‘Witch’s Vale’, ‘Village’, ‘Champagne’, and ‘Polesie’, (screenshots below) with a total of ten available for players. |
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| Alongside the large variety of new content, the developers of Men of War II have worked hard to bring significant graphical improvements to the game including better lighting, reflections and shadows plus improved textures and models. Full resolution screenshots can be downloaded from the press kit. |
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The developers will continue to work on polishing and balancing based on fresh player feedback from this Beta. Players’ progress and saves in this open beta test will not carry over to release.
Open Beta Content:
3x PvP Match Setup Mode
- PvP
- Combined Arms
- Classic
2x Game Settings
- Competitive
- Realism
4x PvP Mode (also playable against AI bots)
- Front Line
- Assault Zones
- Combat
- Incursion
2x PvE Game Mode
- Line Defense
- Officer
10x Maps
- Witch’s Vale
- Village
- Champagne
- Polesie
- Borovaya
- Winter March
- Airfield
- Suburb
- Bazerville
- Farmland
3x Single Player / Co-op Missions
- Towards Freedom
- Convoy
- Through The Snow
Men of War II – Changes & Fixes
Gameplay Changes:
- “Classic mode” now has its own match-making queue and leaderboards
- Loading times have been shortened
- Allow PVE/lobbies players to complete tasks to gain new battalions and supply points
- Improved vehicle pathfinding
- Multiplayer (PvP with battalions)
- Added leaderboard for Combined Arms
- Multiplayer (Classic)
- Added matchmaking & leaderboard for classic multiplayer
- Balancing changes based on player feedback
- Multiplayer (Realism)
- Adjustments for realistic battle settings
- Added HP bars when dealing damage to players’ allied and own infantry units
- No detection of infantry/vehicles on enemy territory
UI Improvements:
- Improved filter in Learn / Units
Sound Improvements:
- Improved sound quality
- Support of stereo sounds playback in 3D
Miscellaneous:
- Updated special effects
- Tons of bug fixes & improvements
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